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The Utah Resource for Genetic and Epidemiologic Research (RGE) was established by
Executive Order of the Governor of Utah on July 14, 1982, as a “data resource for
the collection, storage, study, and dissemination of medical and related information”
for “the purpose of reducing morbidity or mortality, or for the purpose of evaluating
and improving the quality of hospital and medical care.”

RGE governs access to the Utah Population Database (UPDB), which includes family history records, vital records, cancer registry records, driver
license records, and others. These records are linked together to form multi-generational
pedigrees as well as longitudinal person-level data.